davehunt Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Having seen Saturn for the first time,through my meagre 5" Celestron EQ,I can't begin to imagine what she will look like through an 8" SW Dob. That magic day is some way off-but can someone tell me if the adapted two inch focusser on the Skywatcher will affect the viewing quality of my(small) collection of 1 1/4 eps? I would rather like to get another,possibly w/a ep for my little Celestron,but would hate to think it will be of little use in an adapted 2" focusser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonshane Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 well done on seeing Saturn. it's brilliant.I think I understand your question and assuming I do, there's no optical disadvantage to using 1.25" eyepieces in a 2" focuser (an adapter is supplied) and it allows you to use all your current eyepieces plus the larger 2" chunks of glass.a 2" focuser is slightly heavier and also sometimes you need an extension tube to being eyepieces to focus (£15 approx). other than that highly recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion_the_Hunter Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Hi, the SW 8" Dob will accept 1.25" & 2" ep's.2" ep's tend to be wide angle, low magnification.The focuser adapter does not affect quality. Most observation (especially of DSOs) tends to be done at low to medium power.A low power ep will be no good for Saturn.Best advice - bide your time & get used to the scope for a while first.I am going to order a Skywatcher 32" Panaview ep next week. I'll try to do a write up of it.HTHEd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehunt Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 The more I hear about the 8" Dob,the more itchy I get....wish one could be bought in the uk-they seem to be in the class of rocking horse poo at the moment.Good thing I'm currently boracic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damo636 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Saturn is my favourite planet to observe. A real awe inducing sight. It takes high mags really well on a good night. I use 1.25'' EPs exclusively in my SW Dob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canyouguesswhoitisyet Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Saturn is great. I was viewing last night for my second time on Saturn. Was low in the sky for me at the time of viewing so was not the best. Awesome sight though. I am thinking about getting a x3 barlow to see if I can get a little better view of the planet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorne Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Got 2 weeks of night shift coming up so my scope will be put to good use hopefully viewing Saturn (cloud permitting) to help pass the time between jobs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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